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Quote by John Burroughs
I have discovered the secret of happiness - it is work, either wit

I have discovered the secret of happiness – it is work, either with the hands or the head. The moment I have something to do, the draughts are open and my chimney draws, and I am happy. – John Burroughs

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A man can get discouraged many times but he is not a failure until he begins to blame somebody else and stops trying. – John Burroughs

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The man who is aware of himself is henceforward independent and he is never bored, and life is only too short, and he is steeped through and through with a profound yet temperate happiness. – Virginia Woolf

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